ah

Meaning

Intj

1. An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
2. A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.

Noun

An instance of the interjection ah.

Verb

To give a cry of "ah".

Pron

Pronunciation spelling of I, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent or African-American Vernacular English.

Particle

1. (Manglish, Singlish, interrogative) Marks a yes–no tag question prompting the listener to clarify or confirm something.
2. (Manglish, Singlish, interrogative) Reinforces a short, non-rhetorical wh-question.
3. (Manglish, Singlish) Emphasizes the need for absolute confirmation, permission or acknowledgment.
4. (Manglish, Singlish) A particle indicating the topic of a sentence from its comment.
5. (Manglish, Singlish) A confirmative final particle used in the middle of a sentence to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
6. (Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of non-interrogative sentence to convey a sense of informality or resignation.
7. (Manglish, Singlish) Reinforces a short, sarcastic suggestion.
8. (Manglish, Singlish) A vocative particle, now mostly used by Chinese elders for direct address (over telephone calls, or if the addressee is far away).
9. (Manglish, Singlish) Used as an intensifier in fixed expressions, sometimes exhortative in meaning.

Synonyms

oh

alas

ow

aha

ha

pain

shame

eh

dear me

final particle

hi

👋

holla

in English

look

o

⭕

ooh

sir

taunt

uh

vexation

well

wonder

hang it

I see

my god

O

⭕

oh dear

thank God

woe is me

grief

hate

😡

woe me

what a bad smell

a

🅰️

Thank God

alack

amazement

ampere-hour

astonishment

dejection

disgust

distrust

fie

halloo

Translations

ah

ah

ach

oh

ah

ach

آه

ah

ha

ah

α

ha

ah

och

ah

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑː/

Etymology

Cognate with English: la

In summary

From Middle English ah, aa, a (“ah”), of imitative origin, or from Old English ēa, *eah (“oh, alas”), from Proto-West Germanic *a, *ah (“ah”). Earliest recorded use is circa 1175 in the Ormulum: A, Maȝȝstre! icc wat tatt tu full wiss Arrt Godess Sune ("Ah, Master! I know for sure that thou art God's Son"). Some propose that the Middle English is borrowed from Old French a (“ah!, oh!, hey!”) (represented by modern French ah).
Compare also West Frisian a, ah (“ah”), Dutch a, ah (“ah”), Middle Low German a (“ah”), Old High German a, aa, ah (“ah, oh”) (whence modern German ah), Faroese áh (“oh, ah, alas”), Icelandic æ, ai (“ah, oh”), Latin ah (“ah”).